Saint Lucia is the only sovereign nation named after an actual female historical figure.

Lucia celtic name. Chu Cho La CheLee Lu Le LoLi A IEe. The name Lucia is a girls name meaning light and is of Italian and Spanish origin. If further information becomes available showing a different form that.

Saint Lucia and Ireland are the only two sovereign nations in the world named after a woman Ireland is named after the Celtic goddess of fertility Eire. A form of English name Alana. Origin Any African American American Indian Anglo-Saxon Arabic Armenian Basque Celtic Chechen Chinese Dutch English French Gaelic German Ghanaian Greek Hawaiian Hebrew Hindi Hindu Hungarian Indian Irish Italian Japanese Korean Latin Muslim Native American Nigerian Persian Polish Punjabi Russian Sanskrit Scandinavian Scottish.

The name was borne by St. A form of English name Alana. Feminine form of Lucius which is derived from the Latin lux light.

The feminine form of Lughaidh which see. A submission from the United Kingdom says. Saint Lucia was named after Saint Lucy of Syracuse AD 283 304.

From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman. It is considered to be the feminine form of Lucius as well as the Latinate spelling of Lucy. Celtic - Little Rock.

It is Latin in origin a variant of the popular name Lucy Variations are. The name Lucia is a girls name of Spanish Italian origin meaning light. Fair Maiden or Beautiful Maiden.